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The Leadership Council is composed of philanthropists, community organizers, and distinguished professional leaders who are committed to supporting the Institute\u2019s growth and development. Leveraging their cumulative expertise, they serve as advisers to the director on matters related to amplifying the Institute\u2019s global reach and impact. <\/span>As key ambassadors for the Institute, they advocate the outstanding quality of its research, educational, and public engagement initiatives in their respective networks. <\/span>This Council provides leadership at fundraisers to meet the Institute\u2019s ambitious goals and ensure its sustainability.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

The leadership council is comprised of:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Ani Adjemian<\/span><\/h4>\n

Armen Adjemian<\/span><\/h4>\n

Gevik Baghdassarian<\/span><\/h4>\n

Jack Bayramyan<\/span><\/h4>\n

Diane Cabraloff<\/span><\/h4>\n

Patrick Chraghchian<\/span><\/h4>\n

Charles Ghailian, <\/span>Chairman<\/span><\/h4>\n

Vartan Hovsepian<\/span><\/h4>\n

Sandra Kalemkiarian<\/span><\/h4>\n

Vahe Karapetian<\/span><\/h4>\n

Vahe Kuzoyan<\/span><\/h4>\n

Frank Melkonian<\/span><\/h4>\n

Lori Muncherian<\/span><\/h4>\n

Diron Ohanian<\/span><\/h4>\n

Armen Panossian<\/span><\/h4>\n

Chris Petrossian<\/span><\/h4>\n

Arsine Phillips<\/span><\/h4>\n

Sinan Sinanian<\/span><\/h4>\n

Dickran Tevrizian<\/span><\/h4>\n

Armen Yemenidjian<\/span><\/h4>\n

Alexandr Yesayan<\/span><\/h4>\n

Kev Zoryan<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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National Honorary Council<\/span><\/h2>\n

The National Honorary Council was established when the Institute was founded and consisted of individuals with extensive national and international experience in a variety of fields. Members of the National Honorary Council lent their knowledge and expertise to the advancement of the Institute\u2019s vision and mission.<\/span><\/h4>\n

George Deukmejian <\/span>\u2020<\/span>, <\/span>35th Governor of California<\/span><\/i><\/h4>\n

Edward Djerejian, <\/span>United States Ambassador to Israel (1993-1994) and Syria (1988-1991)<\/span><\/i><\/h4>\n

John Evans, <\/span>United States Ambassador to Armenia (2004-2006)<\/span><\/i><\/h4>\n

Vartan Gregorian <\/span>\u2020<\/span>, <\/span>President of Carnegie Corporation (1997 \u2013 present)<\/span><\/i><\/h4>\n

Paul Ignatius, <\/span>United States Secretary of the Navy (1967-1969)<\/span><\/i><\/h4>\n

Gerald Turpanjian, <\/span>Businessman and Philanthropist<\/span><\/i><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":690,"featured_media":6517,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6415","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nLeadership Council - Institute of Armenian Studies<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Comprised of Distinguished individuals from various fields, the Leadership Council plays a crucial role in supporting the Institute.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/leadership-council\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Leadership Council - Institute of Armenian Studies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Comprised of Distinguished individuals from various fields, the Leadership Council plays a crucial role in supporting the Institute.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/leadership-council\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Institute of Armenian Studies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/uscarmenian\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-10-24T20:52:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/09\/USC_GSL_Tommy_Trojan_20190930_040-scaled.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1707\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ArmenianStudies\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dornsife.usc.edu\\\/armenian\\\/leadership-council\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dornsife.usc.edu\\\/armenian\\\/leadership-council\\\/\",\"name\":\"Leadership Council - Institute of Armenian Studies\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dornsife.usc.edu\\\/armenian\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dornsife.usc.edu\\\/armenian\\\/leadership-council\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dornsife.usc.edu\\\/armenian\\\/leadership-council\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dornsife.usc.edu\\\/armenian\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/107\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/USC_GSL_Tommy_Trojan_20190930_040-scaled.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-09-13T20:53:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-10-24T20:52:49+00:00\",\"description\":\"Comprised of Distinguished individuals from various fields, the Leadership Council plays a crucial role in supporting the Institute.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dornsife.usc.edu\\\/armenian\\\/leadership-council\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/dornsife.usc.edu\\\/armenian\\\/leadership-council\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dornsife.usc.edu\\\/armenian\\\/leadership-council\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dornsife.usc.edu\\\/armenian\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/107\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/USC_GSL_Tommy_Trojan_20190930_040-scaled.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dornsife.usc.edu\\\/armenian\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/107\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/USC_GSL_Tommy_Trojan_20190930_040-scaled.jpeg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1707,\"caption\":\"Photos of Tommy Trojan on main USC campus\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dornsife.usc.edu\\\/armenian\\\/leadership-council\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dornsife.usc.edu\\\/armenian\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Leadership Council\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dornsife.usc.edu\\\/armenian\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dornsife.usc.edu\\\/armenian\\\/\",\"name\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dornsife.usc.edu\\\/armenian\\\/\",\"description\":\"Research. 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